31.7% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Scarborough · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Scarborough
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in Scarborough than in most similar areas. This international mix is evident in the suburb's strong links to the UK and Europe, with 31.7% of people born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 40.8% and 29.9% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and Italian roots also feature strongly, accounting for 13.2%, 10.2% and 6.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 31.7% of people were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7% and about the same as the state average. While 62.3% were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups come from England (7.7%) and New Zealand (3.4%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Scarborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51330/scarborough/topic/ancestry-heritage